Expert In
Annuals
Bulbs
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Daffodil
Ethylene
Floricultural crop production
Floriculture
Flower Bulbs
Flowerbulb Horticulture
Flowerbulb Physiology
Greenhouse Crops
Greenhouse Management
Greenhouse Production
Handling Of Floricultural Crops
Herbaceous Perennials
Hyacinth
Lily
Ornamental Horticulture
Perennials
Postharvest Physiology
Tulip
Bio/Research
The focus of my group is essentially in the areas of floricultural crop production and postharvest physiology, especially with flower bulbs. We are interested in growth control, ethylene effects on plants, interactions of specific plant pathogens (e.g., Fusarium oxysporum fs tulipae) and tulip bu...
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Bio/Research
The focus of my group is essentially in the areas of floricultural crop production and postharvest physiology, especially with flower bulbs. We are interested in growth control, ethylene effects on plants, interactions of specific plant pathogens (e.g., Fusarium oxysporum fs tulipae) and tulip bulbs in terms of ethylene evolution by the pathogen, carbohydrate metabolism in bulbous plants and physiological disorders (physiological diseases) in floricultural crops. We are also heavily involved in outdoor trialing and evaluation of annuals and perennials in Ithaca’s USDA Hardiness Zone 5 climate. Since ca. 2010, we have been looking at ways to regulate plant growth through root-zone ethylene applications. Since ca. 2013, we have been conducting preliminary research assessing the impacts of peat moss and horticultural substrates on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 emission) and how this might be related to climate change.
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